The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-03-09

his labors in j. II. Hoden's store and Plny
j. Chase has taken his place.
Moretown.
SEVERAL from this vicinity went to Mid
dlesex Friday evening" the occasion being
wedding anniversary at William Hud-
sons. 60 In correction of an item appear
ing last week, we would say that the re-
mains of Ernest Towle were brought from
Oakland, Maine. - Lizzie Hoffman was
surprised at her home on the evening of
February oath by number of her friends, it
being her eighteenth birthday anniversary.
An alarm clock and gold pen were among
the presents she received. - The Dra-
matte Club, which presented the drama,
" Little Brown jug" short time ago, in
the interest of the singing-school, have pre-
with the laughable farce, The Train To
Mauro," will be given at the town hall
Friday and Saturday evenings of the pres
ent week. - Mrs. William Sawyer is i'll.
- Lewis Pierce has moved to the vii
lage. - G. b. Evans and wife were in
town last week. - We understand that
Harry Bulkley has purchased the house
owned by g. b. Evans for 1925. -
Frank Atkins has moved his family to
Stowe and James Bagley has rented the
Hubbard farm in Worcester
Northfield.
c. D. EDGERToN will receive subscrip-
tions and advertisements for the WATCH
MAN. Office in Metcalf's block, over Blakes
store. - Fred T. Egerton died about
noon on Wednesday of last week and
funeral services were held at the residence
of his father on Main street Friday at two
o'clock, Rev. Homer White, rector of st.
Mary's parish, officiating, and the remains
were buried in Elmwood. Delegations from
the Odd Fellows and Good Tcmplar lodges
of this village attended in regaia, and the
members of the Alpha Sigma Pi Society of
Norwich University of which the deceased
was a member, led the procession to the
cemetery, followed by the Odd Fellows.
The first of April of last year Fred took a
hard cold, which settled on his lungs and
terminated in consumption. Last fall he
went to Florida for his health, but the dis
ease was so firmly seated that it proved Of
no avail Mrs. Elizabeth Shaw,
former resident of this town, died at the
residence of Ora Boyce of East Roxbury
last Tuesday and the funeral was held
| Thursday, Rev. l. p. Booth officiating.
- The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elijah Winch of the Center village was
celebrated last Wednesday evening by some
| fifty of their friends and neighbors some
| being present from RoXbury and Brookfield.
! - John Clury was struck by the morn
ing accommodation train Saturday and
| quite severely bruised about the head. He
was trying to draw a hand-sled across the
track at the south end of the station and did
not know the train was so near. He fell
under the tender, and if the train had not
stopped at that instant his legs would have
been crushed. His injuries are not thought
to be dangerous. - James COfrln has
moved from the old Porter place at the
Center to the back part of Mrs Braley's
house on Water street, and Professor john
son has gone from the Bayer house to a
tenement in the Fletcher house on Pleasant
street. The Bayer house has been bought
by George w. Clark, who will soon take
possession. - More than three hundred
attended the masquerade at Concert Hall
/ Wednesday, evening and aDOut tiftV
masked The receipts were over 500 -
The address upon d" Constitutional Prohib-
ton by Mrs j. Ellen Foster of Iowa,
last week Tuesday evening, deserves more
than a passing notice. The subject was
presented in a strong and highly interesting
manner; the arguments deduced were clear
and logical, showing breadth of intellect
and power of sound reasoning rarely sur
passed. The large audience listened with
increasing interest through the hour and a
quarter occupied by the speaker; and of
the closing remarks, which were addressed
to the young ladies and gentlemen, it is
not too much to say they were like dia-
monds in setting of pure gold. Mrs.
president of the Womans Christian Temper
ance Union of Iowa. She is also general
secretary of the National League for the
suppression of the liquor traffic and is the
recognized authority on all legal and con-
stitutional questions in the National Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union conven-
tions. Her pronounced non-partisan views
in temperance work are well-known and
her services rendered doubly valuable
thereby in labors for constitutional prohibi-
ton. Rhode Island workers gladly bear
testimony to the fact that they are more in
debted to Mrs. Foster for the success of the
late prohibition campaign in their state than
to any other speaker. - Miss Joanna
Donahue died at her fathers residence on
East hill Thursday night of consumption.
Funeral services were held at the Catholic
church Tuesday forenoon. - The Con-
gregationalists hold chicken-pie and apron
festival at Howes' Hall this "wednesday
evening. Supper from five to seven and
entertainment by the young people in the
evening. - On Friday and Saturday
evenings of this week the young people of
the Universalist society will present the
drama, "The Hidden Hand" at Concert
Hall. Tickets on sale at Nichols drugstore
to-day. - Monday evening of next week
members of Goudsville lodge of Good
Templars will give the temperance drama,
"The Flowing Bowl" at Good Templars'
Hall in this village. The public will be ad-
mitted for small fee. - Jacob Flanders
Miss Sadie Kenyon is spending week in
Guiford. - Miss Chase is at her home
in Morrisville during vacation. - Cap
tain L. III. Howes returned last week from
his southern trip.
Gouldsville.
FRANK GLAZlERS talk at tne nan laSt
Wednesday evening was very interesting.
There We're also some remarks by other
soldiers and recitations by Austin Quimby
and Hattie Eaton. Mr.. Glazier has gone to
his home in Littleton, n H., TO remain a
few weeks. - The play last Saturday
evening passed off nicely and the audience
was large. Especial mention should be
made of Mr.. Hitt who is an excellent
actor and an easy speaker. - The lyceum
is to meet Tuesday evenings hereafter, in
stead of Friday The question discussed
this week is, ReSoired That Uncle Sam
and Johnny Bull should not quarrel over a
kettle of fish" - A. f. Andrews and
Andrew Doty are at Montpelier as petit
jurors during this term of court.
Plainfield.
A soCABLE will be held in the Congrega-
tional vestry next Friday evening. All are
cordially invited. - The following av-
, erages were attained on papers written by
pupils at the examination: No. l. ninety-six
per cent No. 3, ninety-siX per cent; No. Z,
seventy-eight per cent; No. s, ninety-four
per cent. - Mrs. Walker of Rhode
! Island spoke on temperance at the Congre-
gational church March 81. At the close of
, the lecture Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union was organized. The following
officers have been elected: President, Mrs.
: O. l.. Tilotson; vice-presidents, Mrs. ii. III.
Dewey, Mrs III. A. Skinner and Mrs. w. Il.
Perkins, recording secretary, Nettie Batch
' elder, corresnondinp saCretary Iaura Gale.